If you have been following the unfolding saga of the Shannon Matthews case you would have to agree that with every passing day the details become more astounding. Actually, as angry as you should be with Karen Matthews for doing such a thing to her daughter, you cannot help but feel just a tinge of sadness for what she has brought onto herself – because through her selfish and irresponsible actions her whole family has been torn apart.
It is not just young Shannon, her experiences during the 24 days she was ‘missing’ and the probability of her never seeing her mother again, but her three siblings who have been taken into care as well and the youngest is just two. This is a family of young children who have been split up and may never see each other again.
The understandably angry neighbours in Dewsbury have vowed revenge – you cannot blame them for feeling betrayed as many of them gave up work and spent money of their own in order to help in the search for Shannon. The police have resorted to boarding up the Matthew’s house in order to prevent vandalism and revenge attacks on it. The sight of it is very sad; this was the only home those children knew, it was their refuge and where they ate, slept and played. Now it is under police protection in order to prevent it being destroyed by angry locals.
You can whatever you like about Karen Matthews (and she deserves it) and especially about her partner Craig Meehan (as far as I am concerned the police can do whatever they like with the creep) what you have here is a true modern day tragedy. Poverty, irresponsible adults, dysfunctional relationships, greed, and at the heart of it all, innocent children.
The police guarding that house from destruction is one thing; I am afraid as a home it is already destroyed beyond repair.
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